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Alpine Skills Course at Anniversary Glacier
July 6-7-8, 2018 On July 6-7-8, a group of 13 VOCers with three awesome instructors: Luca, Heather and Raz, ventured in the mountains to learn alpine skills. The class content was ambitious, enticing and exciting! Enough seducing for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine Skills Class, Awesome instructors, backpacking, Cerise Creek Trail, Crevasse, Duffey Lake Road, Glacier, Ice, Intermediate, Joffre Mountain, Keiths Hut, Matier Mount, Mid Group, overnight, Rain or Shine, Rock, Snow, So many new stuff, Weekend
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Burton Hut Money Box Installation (June 17-18, 2018)
On June 17 we set out to Burton Hut. We went on the Rubble Creek Trail. Garibaldi Lake was melted out, so we had to do the dumbest trip ever. We first went on Taylor Meadows. We could see the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backcountry, Black Tusk, british columbia, Burton Hut, Epic, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Helm Creek, hike, hiking, huts, Marmots, Mt. Garibaldi, overnight, Phyllis Engine, provincial park, ski, ski touring, skiing, skitouring, Small Group, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Spring, Suffering, sunny, Taylor Meadows, Weekend, Workhike
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Snow Cave Adventure on Forbidden Plateau
We were trying to summit Albert Edward. The trip was at Strathcona Park in Vancouver Island. The area was the Forbidden Plateau. We were snow caving because my dad forgot the tent. We started at Mt. Washington next to Raven … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry, Forbidden Plateau, overnight, powder, provincial park, ski, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Snow cave, Weekend
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Two out of Three-Triple Peak on Labor day.
Mountains on the island are something of an enigma to many mainlanders,myself included. Mostly because the ferries make logistics a pain and we have lots of pointy things to climb on this side of the pond, on both sides of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Intermediate, Labor Day., late season, overnight, route finding, scramble, september, solo trip, Triple Peak, Vancouver Island
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Iron Chef at Brew Hut
The snow stared falling about half way up the logging road, as we snuggled in the back of the car. After arriving at the trail head, we leisurely hiked to Brew Hut, making it there in less than three hours. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Brew Hut, Feast, large group, Mount Brew, overnight, potluck, Weekend
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Asulkan Valley Base Camp
The original scheme for this trip was to ski some big lines in one of the more seldom visited, but undeniably magnificent areas of Southwest BC; The Tantalus Range. In the days leading up to the pre-trip however, conditions were … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Asulkan Valley, backcountry, Camping, Intermediate, multiday, overnight, reading week, Rogers Pass, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, Winter
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Island Caving Extravaganza
The trip was limited to five people; At first I was confused as to why the group size was so small, but when you find yourself in a tunnel so tight that to move forward you have breathe in, it … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, caving, climbing, hike, overnight, rain, Small Group, Winter
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Indian Arm Kayaking 2016
I rolled out of bed on Saturday morning with my first thought being of the weather. I quickly go online and saw a “mixture of sun and clouds”. As good as it sounds, I know that I live in Raincouver and that … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, beginner-friendly, Indian arm, kayaking, overnight
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Inspiration in the clouds – Eldorado Peak, North Cascades
I first heard about Eldorado from a friend in Seattle area. The photo of the snow arete instantly grabbed my attention and after a bit of homework, it was added to my short list of objectives for near future. Eldorado … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Climb, Eldorado Peak, Glacier, hike, Marmots, mountaineering, North Cascades, overnight, Small Group, Snow, summer, Weekend
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Tolkien Range – July Long Weekend
July 30th: 5 A.M. Saturday morning. Beep beep beep beep beep. Rise and shine. Early mornings have never been my sort of thing, but the alarm clock doesn’t seem as daunting whenever action and adventure is on the weekend agenda. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, 4wd, adventure, backpacking, Beautiful BC, Black Flies, Epic, First-Time, Lightning, Marmots, MEC, Mid Group, Mosquitos, Mt Aragon, Mt Gandalf, overnight, Phelix Hut, Rainy Day, summer, Waddington Hut, Weekend
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